PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS
CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
The Common Council of the City of
A moment of silence was observed in honor of our
service men and women.
Alderman Jensen made the following announcements: a) fall clean up is September 18-22, 2006; b)
the Library golf tournament has been rescheduled for September 30, 2006; c) the
public Rally meeting will be held on September 25, 2006 at 7:00pm at the
Community Center.
Bruce Suchomel, Clean Water Act Manager from the US
EPA, appeared before the council to announce that the Wastewater Department had
won 1st place in the region and nation. A plaque was presented to Public Works
Director Randy Nohava for the regional award and individual award certificates
were presented to Nohava, Lance Stansbury, Bob Moser, Mike Plaggemeyer and
Peggy Kinney. The national award will be
presented in
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the agenda with the following addition:
add 14a – Authorize Advertising for a Replacement for Patrolman Matt
Veal while on Active Military Duty.
Motion by Green, second by Chaplin & carried to
approve the minutes of the September 5, 2006 council meeting.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Chaplin & carried
unanimously to approve the following claims:
GENERAL FUND – 2XL Corp, $224.94,
sup; A&B Business, $95.36, maint; A&B Welding, $26.40, sup; Adams
Machining, $460.80, maint; Martin Bachand, $990.00, sup; Beechmont Press,
$239.23, sup; Best Business Products, $67.40, maint; BH Chemical, $287.49, sup;
BHP&L, $19,806.13, util; BH Technologies, $375.00, maint; Bierschbach
Equipment, $497.50, sup; Birdsall Sand & Gravel, $931.51, cap imp; Caboodle
Cartridge, $83.88, sup; Campbell Supply, $95.54, sup; Caselle, $105.00, sup;
Century Business Products, $27.65, sup; Coca Cola, $95.50, sp; Community Center
Department, $68.78, cc prog exp; Diamond Vogel Paints, $199.35, sup; Ecolab,
$144.00, maint; Elan-City, $1,285.53, travel; Energy Labs, $70.00, maint;
Executive Business Communications, $426.25, maint; Farmers Union Oil,
$22,389.27, sup; Foothills Seed, $1,135.75, cap imp; Freeman Electric, $84.00,
sup; FSH Communications, $110.00, util; Harper Industrial Brushes, $102.20,
sup; Hills Materials, $1,237.65, sup; Hillyard, $397.45, sup; Hoffco/Comet
Industries, $464.10, sup; Johnston Hardware, $106.81, sup; Linda Keszler,
$30.00, refunds; Ketel Thorstenson, $1,500.00, prof fees; Key City Glass,
$20.50, maint; Lawson Products, $286.43, sup; Kristen Legner, $75.00, cc prog
exp; Lynn Peavey Co, $105.40, sup; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $242.46, sup; James N.
Lyon II, $30.00, other; Adam Martin, $137.00, travel; Meade Co Auditor,
$10,032.33, other; Meade Co Times, $223.65, publishing; MDU, $2,251.20, util;
NAPA, $528.53, sup; Owens Interstate Sales, $247.67, util; Pitney Bowes,
$387.00, rent; Prairiewave, $149.70, util; Purchase Power, $39.99, sup; Rapid
City Journal, $25.00, publishing; Rapid Delivery, $39.00, maint; Rockingtree
Floral, $126.36, cap imp; RPM Machine Shop, $20.00, maint; Rushmore Office
Supplies, $119.94, sup; S. Ellwein, $1,997.50, sup; SD Dept of Military &
Veteran, $1,850.00, other; SD Municipal League, $425.00, travel; Servall,
$335.57, sup; Street Dept Petty Cash, $3.97, sup; Sturgis Tire &
Automotive, $126.00, sup; Tee’s Plus, $32.50, other; Theatrical Services,
$3,055.45, cap imp; Joey Weiland, $60.00, sup; Steve Westbrook, $30.00, other.
PARK – 54 Printing, $90.00, sup;
A&B Welding, $33.43, sup; BHP&L, $205.75, util; Bierschbach Equipment,
$552.50, rent; Birdsall Sand, $1,137.25, maint; Campbell Supply, $337.75, sup;
Elan-City, $32.13, other; Farmers Union Oil, $514.10, sup; Freeman Electric,
$241.59, maint; Heartland Paper, $134.06, sup; Hersrud, $1,095.03, maint; Hills
Materials, $63.96, maint; Hillyard, $146.03, sup; Johnston Hardware, $7.38,
maint; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $8.53, sup; MDU, $21.02, util; NAPA, $413.94, maint;
Owens Interstate Sales, $3.87, maint; Powerhouse, $677.05, maint; Prairiewave,
$126.70, util; Rapid Delivery, $9.00, maint; Rockingtree Floral, $1,579.50, cap
imp; SD Federal Property Agency, $12.00, sup; Swenson Plumbing, $11,889.00, cap
imp; Carl Wahl, $500.00, cap imp.
BRICK PROJECT FUND – Glover
Investments, $1,400.00, publishing.
AMBULANCE SERVICE – Caboodle
Cartridge, $83.87, sup; DB Billing, $2,769.10, prof fees; Farmers Union Oil,
$1,238.54, sup; Farmers Union-Union Center, $272.66, sup; Flowers by Rose,
$33.00, sup; Frontier Glass, $220.85, maint; Meade Co Times, $24.00, sup; Owens
Interstate Sales, $151.37, sup; Regional Home Medical Equipment, $473.50, sup;
Tom’s T’s, $48.00, sup.
MAYOR’S RIDE – Elan-City, $96.10,
sup; State Game Lodge, $5,063.85, sup.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT – Brosz
Engineering, $16,785.00, cap imp; Campbell Supply, $28.84, cap imp; Heartland
Paper, $439.11, cap imp; Meade Co Auditor, $2,837.93, principal; RCS
Construction, $38,619.02, cap imp; Town-n-Country Plumbing, $50.46, cap imp.
SPECIAL SANITATION – Campbell
Supply, $178.19, sup; Central States Sanitation, $52,380.00, sup; NAPA, $22.97,
maint; Owens Interstate Sales, $46.80, maint; Rapid Delivery, $7.80, maint;
Rushmore Office Supplies, $26.00, sup.
2003 SERIES REVENUE BOND – Rural
Development, $8,739.00, principal.
CAPITAL PROJECTS – Freeds Fine
Furnishings, $2,178.00, cap imp.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS – LPS
Engineering, $3,803.06, cap imp.
LIQUOR – BHP&L, $1,141.72, util;
Charley’s, $39.94, 5% malt bev tax; Coca Cola, $2,952.50, pop for resale; Eagle
Sales, $5,025.80, off sale beer; Ecolab, $25.50, maint; Elan-City, $622.16,
other; Fisher
WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – BHP&L,
$892.86, util; Brosz Engineering, $225.00, cap imp; Russ Scheckel, $125.00,
group ins.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES – BHP&L,
$2,292.37, UTIL; City of Belle Fourche, $70.67, other; Dakota Supply Group,
$4,441.68, maint; Ferber Engineering, $22,655.72, prof fees; Mainline
Contracting, $65,011.79, cap imp; Owens Interstate Sales, $295.81, maint; Rapid
Delivery, $7.80, maint; SD Municipal League, $75.00, travel.
SANITARY SERVICE – Brosz
Engineering, $1,112.50, cap imp; Campbell Supply, $18.16, maint; City of Belle
Fourche, $31,227.78, other; Farmers Union Oil, $3,602.08, sup; Owens Interstate
Sales, $33.96, maint; SD Solid Waste Management, $400.00, prof fees.
RALLY – BH Rally & Gold,
$125.00, sup; BH Technologies, $1,165.76, maint; BH Tent & Awning, $147.00,
sup; BH.com, $150.00, publishing; Buffalo Bills Bowling, $4,923.00, sup;
Campbell Supply, $389.11, sup; Chamber of Commerce, $28,450.00, other; Coca
Cola, $1,225.50, util; Diamond Vogel Paints, $142.24, sup; Elan-City, $432.32,
sup; Farmers Union Oil, $105.93, sup; Fedex, $21.79, sup; Freeman Electric,
$84.83, util; Johnston Hardware, $114.83, sup; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $408.39,
other; Meade Co Auditor, $10,032.32, other; Meade Co Times, $48.00, publishing;
NAPA, $391.67, sup; Outsource Solutions, $6,000.00, prof fees; Owens Interstate
Sales, $165.17, sup; Prairiewave, $202.16, util; Purchase Power, $558.98, sup;
Rushmore Communications, $1,552.84, maint; Rushmore Office Supplies, $128.97,
sup; State Game Lodge, $2,358.70, city promotion; Sturgis Rally Charities
Foundation, $14,225.00, other; T&M Studio, $165.00, other; TDG
Communications, $420.00, sup; US Foodservice, $3,106.63, other.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Chaplin & carried
to table second reading of Ordinance 2006-20 – Annual Appropriations for Fiscal
Year 2007 until September 25, 2006 at 6:30pm, as the TIF values had not been
received by the finance office and the mil levy could, therefore, not be
determined.
Motion by Patterson, second by Green (Anders
arrived) & carried, with Chaplin & Call voting no, to approve the $500
sign refund request of Sheree Schriver dba Jambonz.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to authorize advertising for bids for 2007 materials.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Call & carried
unanimously to authorize advertising for bids for the 2007-2009 cleaning services
contract.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to authorize the hiring of Quality Services to do an archaeological
review at the airport property. This
will cost approximately $1,000-$1,500 and is needed as part of the cross-wind
runway project.
Patterson introduced the following written
resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 2006-35
RESOLUTION TO SURPLUS CERTAIN ITEMS
WHEREAS it appearing to the Common Council that
personal property described as: wooden light
poles from Strong Field that are being replaced, in the possession of the
Sturgis Parks Department have been declared no longer necessary, useful or
suitable for municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the City that
such personal property be sold after due notice be given by publication in the
official newspaper of the City and shall be sold for cash.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the surplus property
above referred to shall be sold after notice is published in the official
newspaper, and shall be sold for cash.
Dated
this 18th day of September, 2006.
Published: September 23, 2006
Effective: October 14, 2006
Anders duly seconded the motion for the adoption of
the foregoing resolution. All those
present voted in favor of and the resolution was declared passed & adopted.
Motion by Green, second by Scudder & carried,
with Anders & Patterson voting no, to authorize spending up to $10,000 for
furniture for the two meeting rooms and break room at City Hall, as well as
blinds for two exterior windows and three interior windows. This will be paid either out of the bond
reserve fund or Mayor/Council contingency fund if the bond reserve monies are
not available.
Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried
unanimously to approve change order #6 for the I-90 Service Road. This is a decrease of $265.83.
Motion by Call, second by Green & carried
unanimously to authorize Council President Terry Jensen to sign the 3-year
contract with Prairiewave for the PRI phone system at City Hall.
Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried
unanimously to approve the following travel matters: Terry
Jensen, Sherry Scudder, Bob Kaufman, Scott Rovere, Tami Otis, Randy Nohava,
Pauline Sumption – 2006 Annual Conference in Spearfish, October 3-6, 2006.
Motion by Patterson, second by Scudder & carried
unanimously to authorize advertising for a replacement for patrolman Matt Veal
while on active military duty.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to approve the new hire of Caitlyn Engebretson – CC Lifeguard,
$7.00/hr, effective 9/11/06.
This was the time set to appoint someone to the
position of Mayor to fill the term of Mark Zeigler. Deputy City Attorney Candi Thomson advised
that 4 applications had been received:
Richard Deaver, Maurice LaRue, Duayne Rhoden & Terry Jensen. Letters of notification were mailed to each
of the 4 applicants advising them that each would be considered nominated and
that the council would vote by written ballot.
Finance Officer Pauline Sumption handed out the
ballots with the 4 individuals names and collected them again after each of the
council people were finished marking their ballot. Sumption also tallied the votes, which were
read by Deputy City Attorney Thomson.
The number of votes cast was 8. The number of votes necessary for election of
the Mayor was 5. The applicants received
votes as follows: Maurice LaRue – 0;
Richard Deaver – 1; Duayne Rhoden – 0; Terry Jensen – 7.
At that time Jensen was declared appointed as Mayor
and will complete the term of Mark Zeigler.
He will be sworn in on October 2, 2006.
OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE COUNCIL
Marc Bishop questioned if Jensen would be able to
place his name on the ballot in April as the incumbent.
Finance Officer Sumption advised that the candidates
are not differentiated on the ballot.
All names are listed according to lot drawn.
Mary Wood Fossen questioned if someone would then take
Jensen’s place as Ward 1 Alderman.
Jensen advised that the council would adopt a procedure
for filling this vacancy at the first meeting in October, as well as vote for
council President & Vice President of the council.
Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried to
adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing a contract issue.
Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried to
return to regular session.
Patterson requested that it
be reflected in the minutes that the City had received notice from
Chaplin advised that the Park
Board has been working with the school district on this.
Patterson also requested
that items such as the furniture and Prairiewave contract be brought to the
council as a written recommendation to allow for time to study the issue.
Call advised that he had met
with the Chamber of Commerce and they would like to have a public meeting with
the Council followed by and executive session.
Patterson questioned if the
council would be discussing the replacement for Ward 1 at the next meeting.
Jensen advised that they
would be determining procedure but not making a decision on the individual.
Motion by Chaplin, second by
Jacobson & carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:40pm until Monday, September
25, 2006 at 6:30pm.
ATTEST:
_____________________________ APPROVED: _________________________
Pauline Sumption, Finance Officer Terry Jensen, Council
President